A few days back, I received an email from a reader asking if I could do a Ramen Showdown which I did in Singapore, in Malaysia. To be honest, I’ve been to two ramen places in KL after coming back from Singapore but unfortunately, none of them were as good.…
Ramen Showdown
After eating 8 ramen in Singapore, here are the results on which I find the tastiest*. 1st Place: Yoshimaru Ramen Bar 2nd Place: Ippudo 3rd Place: Tetsu 4th Place: Bario & Ikkousha 6th Place: Taishoken 7th Place: Gantetsu 8th Place: Menya Iroha The Ultimate Ramen Champion 2011: RESULTS 1st Place:…
RAMEN SHOWDOWN PART 8: Taishoken at Ramen Champion, Iluma My last ramen post and also the final stall for The Ultimate Ramen Champion, here’s a close look at Taishoken (some of you are probably breathing a sigh of relief after my back to back posts on ramen places in Singapore…
RAMEN SHOWDOWN PART 7: Tetsu at Ramen Champion, Iluma Tsukemen is a type of ramen where the noodles and soup are served separated. You basically dip the noodles into the soup – which is thicker and more concentrated – and slurp them up. Tetsu comes from Tokyo and is said…
RAMEN SHOWDOWN PART 6: Menya Iroha at Ramen Champion, Iluma The winner of the Tokyo Ramen Show in 2009 and 2010, Menya Iroha (from Toyama) specializes in two types of ramen, the black shoyu ramen and the traditional miso with chilli mara ramen. The signature here is the Negitama Ramen…
RAMEN SHOWDOWN PART 5: Ikkousha at Ramen Champion, Iluma Like Yoshimaru and Ippudo, Ikkousha (the champion ramen chain in Toyama) serves Hakata-style ramen that comes with thin flat cut noodles, cha shu, black fungus, spring onions, egg and pure pork bone soup with no shio, shoyu or miso. The soup…
RAMEN SHOWDOWN PART 4: Gantetsu at Ramen Champion, Iluma Miso soup base. Curly noodles. Ginger paste. Cha shu. Egg. Bamboo shoots. Beansprouts. Seaweed. Spring onions. Combine all the above and you will get the Cha Shu Men (SGD15) from Gantetsu, the winner of ramen champion in Sapporo (the city of…
RAMEN SHOWDOWN PART 3: Bario at Ramen Champion, Iluma My next ramen hunt took me to Ramen Champion in Iluma, across Bugis Mall, where 6 top ramen stalls from Japan compete to win “The Ultimate Ramen Champion 2011” title. Each ramen is exceptional in its own way, and has won…
RAMEN SHOWDOWN PART 2: Ippudo at Mandarin Gallery After a promising ramen dinner at Yoshimaru Ramen Bar, I was hooked on discovering more ramen places in Singapore. Ipuddo came highly recommended when I asked for food recommendations and the long queue outside the shop at Mandarin Gallery got me very…
RAMEN SHOWDOWN PART 1: Yoshimaru Ramen Bar Ramen is something I rarely order in KL because the broth is often lackluster or full of MSG. But I went ramen crazy in Singapore – trying 8 types of ramen throughout my 10-day stay. Yoshimaru Ramen Bar in Holland Village is famous…
